RS 0.451.451 Protocol of 3 December 1982 to amend the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat (with Annex)

Original Language Title: RS 0.451.451 Protocole du 3 décembre 1982 en vue d’amender la convention relative aux zones humides d’importance internationale particulièrement comme habitats de la sauvagine (avec annexe)

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0.451.451

Original text

Protocol to amend the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat

Conclu in Paris on 3 December 1982
Signed by Switzerland on 30 May 1984 ¹
Entry into force for Switzerland on 1 ^Er October 1986

(State on 20 June 2013)

The Contracting Parties,

Considering that the effectiveness of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat to Ramsar February 2, 1971 ² (hereinafter referred to as "the Convention") requires an increase in the number of Contracting Parties;

Conscious of the fact that the addition of authentic versions would facilitate wider participation in the Convention;

Whereas the text of the Convention does not provide for an amendment procedure, which makes it difficult to amend the text which might be deemed necessary;

Agreed to the following:

Art. 1

The following Article shall be inserted between Art. 10 and art. 11 of the Convention:

... ¹

¹ The mod. Can be consulted at the RO 1987 380.

Art. 2

The words "the English text serving as a reference in the event of a difference of interpretation" contained in the clause following s. 12 of the Convention, are replaced by the words "all texts being equally authentic".

Art. 3

The corrected text of the original French version of the Convention is reproduced in the Annex to this Protocol.

Art. 4

This Protocol shall be open for signature from 3 December 1982 at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.

Art. 5

1. Any State referred to in Art. 9, para. 2, of the Convention may become a Contracting Party to the Protocol by:

(a): Signature without reservation of ratification, acceptance or approval;
(b): Signature subject to ratification, acceptance or approval, followed by ratification, acceptance or approval;
(c): Membership.

2. Ratification, acceptance, approval or accession shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization And culture (hereinafter referred to as "the Depositary").

Any State which becomes a Contracting Party to the Convention after the entry into force of this Protocol shall be deemed to be a Party to the Convention as amended by the Protocol, unless it has expressed a different intention at the time The deposit of the instrument to which s. 9 of the Convention refers.

(4) Any State which becomes a Contracting Party to this Protocol without being a Contracting Party to the Convention shall be considered as a Party to the Convention as amended by this Protocol, from the date of entry into force of this Protocol. Protocol for that State.

Art. 6

(1) This Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of the fourth month following the date on which two thirds of the States which are Contracting Parties to the Convention on the date on which this Protocol is opened for signature have signed it without Reservation of ratification, acceptance or approval, or have ratified, accepted, approved or acceded to it.

(2) In respect of any State which becomes a Contracting Party to this Protocol after the date of its entry into force in the manner described in s. 1 and 2 of Art. 5 above, the Protocol shall enter into force on the date of signature without reservation of ratification, acceptance or approval, or of its ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.

3. In respect of any State which becomes a Contracting Party to this Protocol in the manner described in s. 1 and 2 of Art. 5 above during the period from the opening of this Protocol to the signature upon entry into force of this Protocol, this Protocol shall enter into force on the date determined by the s. 1 above.

Art. 7

1. The original text of this Protocol in the English and French languages, each of which is also authentic, shall be deposited with the Depositary who shall transmit certified copies thereof to all States which have signed it or Who have deposited an instrument of accession.

2. The Depositary shall inform as soon as possible all Contracting Parties to the Convention and all States which have signed and acceded to this Protocol:

(a): The signatures of this Protocol;
(b): The deposit of instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval of this Protocol;
(c): The deposit of instruments of accession to this Protocol;
(d): The date of entry into force of this Protocol.

3. When this Protocol enters into force, the Depositary shall register with the United Nations Secretariat in accordance with art. 102 of the Charter ¹.

In witness whereof, The undersigned, duly authorized to that effect, have signed this Protocol.

Done at Paris on 3 December 1982.

(Suivent signatures)

¹ RS 0.120

Annex

Corrected text of the original French version

... ¹

Scope of application on 20 June 2013 ²


States Parties	Ratification Accession (A) Declaration of succession (S) Signature without reservation of ratification (If)		Entry into force


South Africa	26 May	1983 Si	1 ^Er October	1986
Albania	October 31	1995 A	29 February	1996
Germany	13 January	1983 Si	1 ^Er October	1986
Antigua and Barbuda	2 June	2005 A	2 October	2005
Argentina	4 May	1992	4 September	1992
Armenia	July 6	1993 A	6 November	1993
Australia	August 12	1983 A	1 ^Er October	1986
Austria	18 December	1992	18 December	1992
Azerbaijan	21 May	2001 A	21 September	2001
Bahamas	7 February	1997	7 June	1997
Bahrain	27 October	1997 A	February 27	1998
Bangladesh	21 May	1992 A	21 September	1992
Barbados	12 December	2005 A	12 April	2006
Belarus	10 September	1999 S	21 December	1991
Belize	22 April	1998 A	22 August	1998
Benin	24 January	2000 A	24 May	2000
Bhutan	7 May	2012 A	7 September	2012
Bolivia	27 June	1990 A	27 October	1990
Botswana	9 December	1996 A	April 9	1997
Brazil	24 May	1993 A	24 September	1993
Bulgaria	February 27	1986 If	1 ^Er October	1986
Burkina Faso	27 June	1990 A	27 October	1990
Burundi	5 June	2002 A	5 October	2002
Cambodia	23 June	1999 A	23 October	1999
Cameroon	20 March	2006 A	July 20	2006
Canada	2 June	1983 Si	1 ^Er October	1986
Cape Verde	18 July	2005	18 November	2005
Chile	February 14	1985	1 ^Er October	1986
China	March 31	1992 A	July 31	1992
Hong Kong ^A	9 June	1997	1 ^Er July	1997
Cyprus	July 11	2001 A	11 November	2001
Colombia	18 June	1998 A	18 October	1998
Comoros	February 9	1995 A	9 June	1995
Congo (Brazzaville)	18 June	1998 A	18 October	1998
Congo, Kinshasa	January 18	1996 A	18 May	1996
Korea (South)	28 March	1997 A	28 July	1997
Costa Rica	27 December	1991	April 27	1992
Côte d' Ivoire	February 27	1996 A	27 June	1996
Cuba	12 April	2001	August 12	2001
Denmark	3 December	1982 Si	1 ^Er October	1986
Djibouti	22 November	2002 A	22 March	2003
Egypt	9 September	1988 A	9 September	1988
El Salvador	22 January	1999	22 May	1999
United Arab Emirates	29 August	2007 A	29 December	2007
Ecuador	7 September	1990 A	7 January	1991
Spain	27 May	1987	27 May	1987
Estonia	March 29	1994	July 29	1994
United States	18 December	1986	18 December	1986
Fiji	April 11	2006 A	August 11	2006
Finland	15 May	1984	1 ^Er October	1986
France	26 July	1984	1 ^Er October	1986
Gabon	December 30	1986 If	April 30	1987
Gambia	16 September	1996	16 January	1997
Georgia	7 February	1997 A	7 June	1997
Ghana	22 February	1988 A	22 June	1988
Greece	2 June	1988 A	2 June	1988
Grenada	22 May	2012	22 September	2012
Guatemala	26 June	1990 A	26 October	1990
Guinea	18 November	1992 A	18 March	1993
Equatorial Guinea	2 June	2003 A	2 October	2003
Guinea-Bissau	14 May	1990 A	14 May	1990
Honduras	23 June	1993 A	23 October	1993
Hungary	August 28	1986 A	1 ^Er October	1986
Marshall Islands	July 13	2004 A	13 November	2004
India	March 9	1984 A	1 ^Er October	1986
Indonesia	April 8	1992 A	8 August	1992
Iran	29 April	1986 A	1 ^Er October	1986
Iraq	17 October	2007 A	17 February	2008
Ireland	15 November	1984 If	1 ^Er October	1986
Iceland	11 June	1986 If	1 ^Er October	1986
Israel	12 November	1996	12 March	1997
Italy	27 July	1987	27 July	1987
Jamaica	7 October	1997 A	7 February	1998
Japan	26 June	1987 A	26 June	1987
Jordan	15 March	1984 If	1 ^Er October	1986
Kazakhstan	2 January	2007 A	2 May	2007
Kenya	5 June	1990 A	5 October	1990
Kyrgyzstan	12 November	2002 A	12 February	2003
Lesotho	1 ^Er July	2004 A	1 ^Er November	2004
Latvia	July 25	1995 A	25 November	1995
Lebanon	April 16	1999 A	August 16	1999
Liberia	July 2	2003 A	2 November	2003
Libya	5 April	2000 A	August 5	2000
Liechtenstein	August 6	1991 A	6 December	1991
Lithuania	August 20	1993 A	20 December	1993
Luxembourg	15 April	1998	August 15	1998
Madagascar	September 25	1998 A	25 January	1999
Malaysia	10 November	1994	10 March	1995
Malawi	14 November	1996 A	March 14	1997
Malta	September 30	1988 A	September 30	1988
Morocco	3 October	1985 If	1 ^Er October	1986
Mauritius	30 May	2001	September 30	2001
Mauritania	May 31	1989 A	May 31	1989
Mexico	4 July	1986 A	1 ^Er October	1986
Moldova	20 June	2000 A	20 October	2000
Monaco	August 20	1997	20 December	1997
Mongolia	8 December	1997 A	April 8	1998
Montenegro	April 26	2007 S	3 June	2006
Mozambique	August 3	2004 A	3 December	2004
Myanmar	17 November	2004 A	March 17	2005
Namibia	August 23	1995 A	December 23	1995
Nepal	17 December	1987 A	April 17	1988
Nicaragua	July 30	1997 A	30 November	1997
Niger	April 30	1987 Si	August 30	1987
Nigeria	2 October	2000 A	2 February	2001
Norway	3 December	1982 Si	1 ^Er October	1986
New Zealand	February 9	1987 Si	February 9	1987
Uganda	March 4	1988	4 July	1988
Uzbekistan	8 October	2001 A	February 8	2002
Pakistan	13 August	1985 A	1 ^Er October	1986
Palau	18 October	2002 A	18 February	2003
Panama	26 November	1990 A	26 November	1990
Papua New Guinea	March 16	1993 A	July 16	1993
Paraguay	7 June	1995	7 October	1995
Netherlands	12 October	1983	1 ^Er October	1986
Aruba	12 October	1983	1 ^Er October	1986
Curaçao	12 October	1983	1 ^Er October	1986
Caribbean (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba)	12 October	1983	1 ^Er October	1986
Sint Maarten	12 October	1983	1 ^Er October	1986
Peru	30 March	1992	30 March	1992
Philippines	July 8	1994 A	8 November	1994
Poland	February 8	1984 A	1 ^Er October	1986
Portugal	18 December	1984 A	1 ^Er October	1986
Central African Republic	5 December	2005 A	5 April	2006
Dominican Republic	15 May	2002 A	September 15	2002
Czech Republic	26 March	1993 S	1 ^Er January	1993
Romania	21 May	1991 A	21 May	1991
United Kingdom ^*	19 April	1984	1 ^Er October	1986
Akrotiri and Dhekelia	28 June	2002 A	28 October	2002
Bermuda	19 April	1984	1 ^Er October	1986
Gibraltar	19 April	1984	1 ^Er October	1986
Guernsey	8 September	1998	8 January	1999
Cayman Islands	19 April	1984	1 ^Er October	1986
Falkland Islands and Dependencies (South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands)	19 April	1984	1 ^Er October	1986
Pitcairn Islands (Ducie, Oeno, Henderson and Pitcairn)	19 April	1984	1 ^Er October	1986
Turks and Caicos Islands	19 April	1984	1 ^Er October	1986
Jersey	19 April	1984	1 ^Er October	1986
Montserrat	19 April	1984	1 ^Er October	1986
St. Helena and Dependencies (Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)	19 April	1984	1 ^Er October	1986
British Indian Ocean Territory	8 September	1998	8 January	1999
Russia	February 11	1992 A	February 11	1992
Rwanda	1 ^Er December	2005 A	1 ^Er April	2006
Saint Lucia	19 February	2002 A	19 June	2002
Samoa	6 October	2004 A	February 6	2005
Sao Tome and Principe	August 21	2006 A	21 December	2006
Senegal	15 May	1985	1 ^Er October	1986
Seychelles	22 November	2004 A	22 March	2005
Sierra Leone	13 December	1999 A	13 April	2000
Slovakia	March 31	1993 S	1 ^Er January	1993
Slovenia	13 April	2004 A	13 August	2004
Sudan	7 January	2005 A	7 May	2005
Sri Lanka	15 June	1990 A	15 October	1990
Sweden	3 May	1984 If	1 ^Er October	1986
Switzerland	30 May	1984 If	1 ^Er October	1986
Syria	March 5	1998 A	July 5	1998
Tajikistan	18 July	2001 A	18 November	2001
Tanzania	13 April	2000 A	13 August	2000
Chad	13 June	1990	13 October	1990
Thailand	13 May	1998	13 September	1998
Togo	4 July	1995 A	4 November	1995
Trinidad and Tobago	21 December	1992 A	April 21	1993
Tunisia	15 May	1987 A	15 May	1987
Turkmenistan	3 March	2009 A	3 July	2009
Turkey	July 13	1994 A	13 November	1994
Ukraine	July 15	1997 S	February 11	1977
Venezuela	23 November	1988 A	23 November	1988
Vietnam	September 20	1988 A	20 January	1989
Yemen	8 October	2008 A	February 8	2008
Zambia	August 28	1991 A	28 December	1991
Zimbabwe	3 January	2013 A	3 May	2013


^*	Reservations and declarations are not published in the RO. The texts in English and French can be found at the UNESCO website: www.unesco.org/new/fr/unesco/ or obtained from the Directorate of Public International Law (DDIP), International Treaty Section, 3003 Berne.
^A	From 1 ^Er Oct. From 1986 to 30 June 1997, the Protocol was applicable to Hong Kong on the basis of a United Kingdom territorial extension declaration. From 1 ^Er July 1997, Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China. According to the Chinese declaration of 9 June 1997, the Protocol is also applicable to the Hong Kong SAR from 1 ^Er July 1997.

¹ The correction can be consulted at the RO 1987 380.
² RO 1987 390 1008, 1989 185, 1990 1193, 1991 969, 2004 3247, 2005 1523, 2006 4253, 2008 2175, 2010 3637, 2013 2299. An updated version of the scope of application is published on the DFAE website (www.dfae.admin.ch/traites).

Status on June 20, 2013